Meaning of 温暖
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- warm
How to use 温暖
温暖 describes pleasant warmth in weather or places, and it is often used for feelings too, like a warm family or a warm heart. As a verb it means to warm someone, usually emotionally. Example: 你的话温暖了我的心。 (Nǐ de huà wēnnuǎn le wǒ de xīn.) Your words warmed my heart.
温 (wēn) has the water radical 氵, so think of warm water. 暖 (nuǎn) has the sun radical 日, so think of warm sunshine. Warm water plus warm sun gives you 温暖, a gentle, pleasant warmth.
Common mistake: Learners often write 暖 with the 日 radical swapped for 火 or 氵, or confuse it with 缓 (huǎn, slow), which shares the right side. Also remember 暖 is third tone nuǎn, not nuán.
温暖 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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温 wēn · warm · 12 strokes
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暖 nuǎn · warm · 13 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 温暖.
| 温度 | wēndù | temperature |
| 气温 | qìwēn | air temperature |
| 暖和 | nuǎnhuo | warm; nice and warm |
| 暖气 | nuǎnqì | central heating; heater |
| 降温 | jiàngwēn | to become cooler; to lower the temperature |
| 温和 | wēnhé | mild; gentle |
| 高温 | gāowēn | high temperature |
| 低温 | dīwēn | low temperature |
| 温柔 | wēnróu | gentle and soft; tender; sweet (commonly used to describe a girl or woman) |
| 温泉 | wēnquán | hot spring |
| 体温 | tǐwēn | (body) temperature |
| 温馨 | wēnxīn | comfort; soft and fragrant |
Questions about 温暖
What does 温暖 mean?
温暖 (wēnnuǎn) means "warm" and is used as a adjective and verb.
How do you write 温暖?
温暖 is made of 2 characters: 温 (12 strokes), 暖 (13 strokes). That is 25 strokes in total.
Is 温暖 an HSK word?
Yes. 温暖 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 温暖 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 温暖 is written 溫暖.
What is the difference between 温暖 and 暖和?
暖和 (nuǎnhuo) is more casual and mostly about physical warmth, like weather or a room. 温暖 can describe weather too, but it is more formal and is often used for emotional warmth, like 温暖的家 (a warm home).
Can I use 温暖 to say I feel warm?
Not usually for body temperature. To say you feel physically warm, say 我觉得很暖和 (wǒ juéde hěn nuǎnhuo). Saying 我觉得很温暖 sounds like you feel emotionally cared for.